LCD display wanted

[Geoff Lebowski]

Or try this for a real bargain

[citroenxm]

O M G!!!!

Thats just a complete JOKE!!!

Nice find Neil!

Paul

[Jan-hendrik]

O M G!!!!

Thats just a complete JOKE!!!

Nice find Neil!

Paul

Uhh, sorry, why is this a JOKE? These display units are available at almost half price ...
Genuine parts are pricey and new/old stock items won't be around much longer.

If you have the money you go for a new part.

The alternatives proposed on this forum:

--- the French screw method
--- the pencil method
--- the rubber method

Make your pick and enjoy

[Geoff Lebowski]

It's a joke on two counts really Jan, although I see your point.

The seller (Wolseley House Motors) has a reputation for vastly over inlfating their prices. Whilst it may be less than half of a new one, there's no gaurantee it won't start going in a few weeks! It's a gamble at the end of the day. I'd risk £25 on a 2nd hand one - it if fails after a few weeks then you haven't lost that much. But £200! Well, that's a lot of money to me and I wouldn't throw it at a part which has such a bad habit of going wrong!

The best bet in my opinion (after trying the techniques you mention) is to buy, for around 30 Euros, a 'repair' item from French ebay. I don't know what it is exactly, or what the nature of the repair is, but those who have bought them report 100% success. I'll try and find a link

[Jan-hendrik]

The best bet in my opinion (after trying the techniques you mention) is to buy, for around 30 Euros, a 'repair' item from French ebay. I don't know what it is exactly, or what the nature of the repair is, but those who have bought them report 100% success. I'll try and find a link

Thanks for clearing up things, Geoff.

Actually I am one of the 'those who have bought them'. Did the repair about three years ago and it is still 100%

[Geoff Lebowski]

Really? That's a good recomendation Jan. I searched ebay france but I can't find any on there - then again my French for 'Dot Matrix Display' probably translates into something non sensical, or perhaps they called it something more romantic like 'The Grand Indicator Of Wonderful Happenings'

[robert_e_smart]

This what you're looking for?

http://cgi.ebay.fr/NAPPE-AFFICHEUR-GAUC ... 35af29b361

[Geoff Lebowski]

Oooh, la-di-daa, look at you and your French persuasion! Nice one Robert, thanks.

Jan, what does the part consist of? I have very little of the contacts left on the ribbon, so I'm not convinced mine could be fixed anyway?????

[Jan-hendrik]

Oooh, la-di-daa, look at you and your French persuasion! Nice one Robert, thanks.

Jan, what does the part consist of? I have very little of the contacts left on the ribbon, so I'm not convinced mine could be fixed anyway?????

The part is a flexible rubber-like strip such as used in electronic calculators. It replaces the original ribbon. Easy fix. You can do the job in 2 hours or so.

[davetherave]

Thats just a snip at a whole £40 less than i paid for my entire car.....